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"It's no harder to ask who used to live at Mor Amethyst's house than it is to ask about Canin Madao," Dino explains, "and after asking a few docs, I figured out what it was all about. ”

Dino noticed that Mo Shi was looking at him, and his expression became serious.

He was a little happy. Young people are always desperate to be recognized.

"Despite his stern indifference, Mor Amethyst always took good care of the children from his homeland, and he was happy to let them live in his home. Kanin Madarao is one of them...... By the way, the one who had a good relationship with Mr. Moshi, Mr. Opal Ferry Zirconium, also lived with Lord Mor Amethyst for a few years. ”

Phrasing.

Mo Shi sensed the message in the wording.

Error.

One step away.

"I've heard a little bit about it. Moshi replied simply. And in fact he did not "hear about it", he knew nothing.

He restrained himself and tried not to release any information, and he apparently succeeded. For the boy went on and on:

"What if—just if. What if Lord Mor Amethyst thinks he is responsible for the death of Jianin Madtail?"

"Interesting idea, but do you have a way to prove it?"

"No, you can't. I'm just guessing. Dino said quickly and decisively, as if he had thought it through, Mo Shi suddenly realized that Dino was indeed not the child who would be uneasy once he was questioned, "If you follow my guess, there are many things that make sense. ”

"Tell me about it, Master Dino. ”

"First of all, as the general manager of Hakunoin, he has the keys to all the rooms. Dino whispered, "I think you understand what that means. ”

Of course – of course!

I see.

Since he can get the keys to all the dormitory rooms, isn't it easy for a person with a powerful "anesthetic" to stun someone, and isn't it even easier to deal with the crime scene? The tricks and plans that Mo Shi originally conceived may not need to be used at all, at least twice the result with half the effort.

"And if Mor Amethyst had asked them to cooperate, for example, to go to the sheepfold, to the garden behind the herb house, they would have agreed to him, given that he was so respectable. "And then, perhaps, he had accomplices, and even if he didn't—he wasn't too old to be powerless, and he was proficient in magic, and he subdued them and killed them." ”

Interesting guess. Mo Shi said silently with his mouth.

The eldest brother froze to death in the snow.

The second brother was poisoned by gluttony.

The third brother was trampled to death by the sheep for being lazy.

The fourth brother fell into the fire and was burned.

The remaining fifth, sixth, and seventh brothers were drowned, beheaded, and stripped of their hearts respectively.

And no one will be beheaded and stripped of their hearts anymore. The two men who died in the ancient tale for offending the king of the kingdom of Suna by molesting the maiden in front of the prime minister's door have a different fate here.

"So," Moshi began, "if the murderer is really Lord Mor Amethyst, do you think he will continue to kill?" after all, there are still two 'brothers' left - and the dead who was found in the tank, we can't deduce the exact time, but I think it must have been put in the tank before the investigation began. ”

Not too much of a lie.

It's just misleading.

“...... Probably not. Dino hesitated, "You've exposed the evil here, and in a way, you've done something for Kanin Madarao." Besides, after this riot, I don't think the murderer will continue to act rashly. ”

Naïve child.

He may really think that those who are written in the indictment are already the whole of sin.

He may have really thought that the indictment was a divine judgment, not a wrestling battle of interests.

And Dino didn't know what kind of self-destructive zeal the murderer had, almost vowing to complete the death of seven people (plus himself, eight).

But Moshi was happy about it. He liked Dino like that, and he liked the childlike qualities he showed from time to time.

"Mr. Moshi, ......what do you mean?"

Dino stopped. Restrained by holding his arm, Mo Shi also stopped.

"You're saying that you don't think there should be any more investigation into Mor Amethyst. And even if he is really the murderer, shouldn't we continue to investigate and denounce him?" Dino said slowly, looking into Mo Shi's eyes.

"He's going to be fired. Mo Shi replied, "There has been a large-scale crime of disrespect in the Academy, and he has mismanaged him as a manager, and he will leave the Spinel Academy from next month." Even if he wanted to kill someone, he couldn't do it. ”

"So, so you do mean ......" For a moment, the boy looked very surprised, and he let go of his hand, but not completely, and then, he fell silent, "So...... You know. You already knew what I told you, didn't you? ”

"No," Moshi slowed his tone, "I don't know. Dino, I'm glad you investigated and came to a conclusion. Just ......"

"It's just- you've been thinking about what you're going to do with that 'murderer'?"

Mo Shi sighed.

He replied, sounding a little frustrated: "Yes. Haven't you thought about it, Master Dino, and I'm guessing you've been wondering, 'Is that man guilty?' and 'Should he be forgiven?'"

Moshi's eyes conjured up Opal Duzirconia's pale, smiling face.

Mor Amethyst's stern, restrained voice.

Finally, he thought back to Ember Waping again. The young man also killed, but he paid for it. Crime, punishment - this is logical. But what is happening right now, it follows the same logic.

"Young Master Dino ......"

He was ready to speak, ready to ask for the forgiveness of this Dino Firefinch, the forgiveness of this little master of his former and present, and he begged him to stop thinking about it, and begged him to approve of himself.

Moshi wouldn't try to quarrel with Dino, and he knew he didn't have the right to quarrel with him.

"Whether the killer is Mur Amethyst or not, we shouldn't pursue it any further. He said, "Intervene in the investigation at the Platinum Temple...... After those sins of disrespect, who really cares about any inexplicable murderer? I'm glad you are so upright, resolute, and obsessed with finding the truth, but now we shouldn't continue to ......"

"Are you coaxing me?" Dino looked at him.

"I didn't. I'm telling the reason. ”

"No, it's not. Dino stepped back, "You have something to hide. Yes, definitely. ”

"Well, I'm begging you. Mo Shi said.

The sun is about to sink. The sky turned blue. The corridor is gradually being infiltrated with darkness. Stone pillars no longer reflect fine red light.

Dino stared at Mo Shi, who seemed to be puzzled by Mo Shi's attitude and change.

Mo Shi waited quietly, waiting for that doubt to turn into something else.

But when the silence was about to extend to indifference, Dino lowered his head and lowered his ears.

"Well, well, Mr. Mosz," he whispered, "it's almost time for dinner...... I think it's time for me to go back, I've been eating in the cafeteria lately. ”

He turned and walked half a step, then turned back as if asked, and asked, "Would you like to ...... together?"

What an admirable upbringing.

But Mo Shi shook his head slightly.

So Dino whispered a few words and walked away, the young man's footsteps treading the last rays of the setting sun.

"Master Dino—" He suddenly shouted, and walked over to him.

"Wait a minute, Master Dino. He heard his own hoarse, soft voice.